Reconciliation of Copper Cost of Sales to C1 cash costs and All-in sustaining costs, including on a per pound basis
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($ millions, except per pound information in dollars) | | For the three months ended | | | For the six months ended | |
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Cost of sales | | | 176 | | | | 174 | | | | 143 | | | | 350 | | | | 297 | |
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Depreciation/amortization | | | (59 | ) | | | (44 | ) | | | (34 | ) | | | (103 | ) | | | (72 | ) |
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Treatment and refinement charges | | | 50 | | | | 43 | | | | 47 | | | | 93 | | | | 98 | |
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Cash cost of sales applicable to equity method investments | | | 84 | | | | 87 | | | | 74 | | | | 171 | | | | 146 | |
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Less: royalties | | | (16 | ) | | | (15 | ) | | | (32 | ) | | | (31 | ) | | | (64 | ) |
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By-product credits | | | (6 | ) | | | (4 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | (9 | ) |
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Other | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
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C1 cash costs | | | 229 | | | | 241 | | | | 192 | | | | 470 | | | | 396 | |
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General & administrative costs | | | 4 | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | | | 10 | | | | 18 | |
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Rehabilitation - accretion and amortization | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | |
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Royalties | | | 16 | | | | 15 | | | | 32 | | | | 31 | | | | 64 | |
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Minesite exploration and evaluation costs | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 5 | | | | 4 | | | | 8 | |
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Minesite sustaining capital expenditures | | | 58 | | | | 33 | | | | 89 | | | | 91 | | | | 156 | |
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Sustaining leases | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | | | | 3 | |
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All-in sustaining costs | | | 315 | | | | 302 | | | | 327 | | | | 617 | | | | 647 | |
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Pounds sold - consolidated basis (millions pounds) | | | 101 | | | | 89 | | | | 113 | | | | 190 | | | | 226 | |
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Cost of sales per pounda,b | | | 2.84 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 2.16 | |
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C1 cash costs per pounda | | | 2.28 | | | | 2.71 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.48 | | | | 1.75 | |
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All-in sustaining costs per pounda | | | 3.13 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 3.26 | | | | 2.86 | |
a. | Cost of sales per pound, C1 cash costs per pound and all-in sustaining costs per pound may not calculate based on amounts presented in this table due to rounding. |
b. | Copper cost of sales per pound is calculated as cost of sales across our copper operations divided by pounds sold (both on an attributable basis using Barrick’s ownership share). |
Endnote 11
A Tier One Gold Asset is an asset with a reserve potential to deliver a minimum 10-year life, annual production of at least 500,000 ounces of gold and total cash costs per ounce over the mine life that are in the lower half of the industry cost curve. A Tier One Copper Asset is an asset with a reserve potential of greater than five million tonnes of contained copper and C1 cash costs per pound over the mine life that are in the lower half of the industry cost curve.
Endnote 12
Refer to the Technical Report on the Pueblo Viejo Mine, Dominican Republic, dated March 17, 2023 and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov on March 17, 2023.
Endnote 13
Porgera was placed on temporary care and maintenance on April 25, 2020 and remains excluded from our 2023 guidance. We expect to update our guidance to include Porgera following both the execution of definitive agreements to implement the Commencement Agreement and the finalization of a timeline for the resumption of full mine operations.
Endnote 14
Gold Equivalent Ounces from copper assets are calculated using a gold price of $1,300/oz; and copper price of $3.00/lb.
Estimated in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities:
Estimates as of December 31, 2022: Proven mineral reserves of 260 million tonnes grading 2.26g/t, representing 19 million ounces of gold, and 390 million tonnes grading 0.40%, representing 3,500 million pounds of copper. Probable reserves of 1,200 million tonnes grading 1.53g/t, representing 57 million ounces of gold, and 1,100 million tonnes grading 0.37%, representing 8,800 million pounds of copper.
Estimates as of December 31, 2021: Proven mineral reserves of 240 million tonnes grading 2.20 g/t, representing 17 million ounces of gold, and 380 million tonnes grading 0.41%, representing 3,400 million pounds of copper. Probable reserves of 1,000 million tonnes grading 1.60 g/t, representing 53 million ounces of gold, and 1,100 million tonnes grading 0.37%, representing 8,800 million pounds of copper.
Estimates as of December 31, 2020: Proven reserves of 280 million tonnes grading 2.37 g/t, representing 21 million ounces of gold, and 350 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 3,000 million pounds of copper. Probable reserves of 990 million tonnes grading 1.46 g/t, representing 47 million ounces of gold, and 1,100 million tonnes grading 0.39%, representing 9,700 million pounds of copper.
Estimates as of December 31, 2019: Proven reserves of 280 million tonnes grading 2.42 g/t, representing 22 million ounces of gold, and 420 million tonnes grading 0.4%, representing 3,700 million pounds of copper. Probable reserves of 1,000 million tonnes grading 1.48 g/t, representing 49 million ounces of gold, and 1,200 million tonnes grading 0.38%, representing 9,800 million pounds of copper. Estimates as of December 31, 2019 reflect Barrick’s acquisition of all of the shares of Acacia Mining plc that it did not already own as of September 17, 2019.
Acquisitions and divestments includes the following: a decrease of 2.2 Moz in proven and probable gold reserves from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, as a result of the divestiture of Barrick’s Massawa gold project effective March 4, 2020; and a decrease of 0.90 Moz in proven and probable gold reserves from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021, as a result of the change in Barrick’s equity interest in Porgera from 47.5% to 24.5% and the net impact of the asset exchange of Lone Tree to i-80 Gold for the remaining 50% of South Arturo that Nevada Gold Mines did not already own.
Endnote 15
Reko Diq is a world class copper-gold mine in the making located in Chagai district of Balochistan province, in Pakistan. One of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in the world, Reko Diq is owned 50% by Barrick, 25% by three federal state-owned enterprises, 15% by the Province of Balochistan on a fully funded basis and 10% by the Province of Balochistan on a free carried basis. Barrick is now updating the project’s 2010 feasibility and 2011 feasibility expansion studies. This should be completed by 2024, with 2028 targeted for first production.
Reko Diq is expected to have a life of at least 40 years as a truck-and-shovel open pit operation with processing facilities producing a high-quality copper-gold concentrate. Construction is expected in two phases with a combined process capacity of 80 million tonnes per annum.
Reko Diq will be a major contributor to Pakistan’s economy which is expected to have a transformative impact on the Balochistan province where, in addition to the economic benefits it will generate, the mine will also create jobs, promote the growth of a regional economy and invest in development programs.
Endnote 16
Includes Goldrush.
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